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Nebraska Football Team History


Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
 Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field
Capacity: 81,067
Colors: Scarlet & Cream
Coach: Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Conference: Missouri Valley-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1890  <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024
1915 Season Highlights
 Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
 
1915 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Drake  48   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Kansas State  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Washburn  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Notre Dame  20   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Iowa State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Nebraska Wesleyan  30   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Kansas  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Iowa  52   7   W       
 
1915 Season Totals
  Record8-0
  Points Scored282
  Scoring Average35.3
  Points Allowed39
  Defense Average4.9
  Opponents Record25-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-0
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1915 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 6-212975   Charles Mayser
Kansas 6-215379   Herman P. Olcott
Nebraska 8-028239   Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Kansas State 3-4-14384   John R. Chief Bender
Missouri 2-5-172102   Henry F. Schulte

1915 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1915 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.